Hi Ian, It's a long shot, but many of these devices have a factory re-set facility, very often in the form of a tiny hole, into which who can push a straightened out paperclip for a second or two. (with the batteries in place, I hasten to add). It might be worth getting someone with a very sharp eye (no pun intended) to carefully examine it for evidence of something similar. George. ________________________________ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Macrae Sent: 07 May 2005 15:43 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] TALKING CLOCK QUERY Hi all, Bit of a long shot this one. I have one of the lovely old Sharp CT 660E talking clocks. When the voice is turned on via the volume control, the first time it's activated by the little button on the top it announces the time. Then it announces the alarm time repeatedly. This happens whether the selector is set to off or in any other position. I've tried removing and re-inserting the batteries to see if that would cure it but it hasn't. Has anyone else experienced this and been able to cure it or is it time to chuck the old faithful gadget in the bin? Cheers now. Ian This Message has been scanned for viruses by McAfee Groupshield.